Meeting a master of street photography
August 25, 2020
Vasco Trancoso captures the colour, contrast and geometry of the streets where he lives in his stunning new book. Damien Demolder finds out more
Photo insight
Learn from professional photographers, and see what inspired some of the great photographs of our time in these photo insight articles.
Franco Banfi tells the story behind his viral photo
October 2, 2017
Wildlife photographer Franco Banfi talks about his striking photograph of a pod of sleeping sperm whales
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Martin Parr
September 19, 2017
What happened when Harry Borden met the man who changed the face of British documentary photography?
Photo Insight with Robert Canis: White Helleborine at twilight
September 18, 2017
Robert Canis reveals the story as well as the technique behind his beautiful silhouetted image of a white helleborine at twilight
Photo Insight with Simon Baxter: Guardians of the Forest
August 29, 2017
Following a serious sporting injury, Simon Baxter discovered that photography was able to provide the solitude and distraction he craves
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Peter Capaldi
August 21, 2017
Photo insight with Wayne Johns: Sleeping Beauty
August 18, 2017
On a shoot in a cold, draughty country house, fashion photographer Wayne Johns re-imagines an old fairytale with modern technology
Photo insight with David Clapp: Radio telescopes, Sierra Nevada
August 16, 2017
A wintertime trip to the Sierra Nevada led David Clapp to these futuristic-looking radio telescopes. The perfect opportunity for a night shot.
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Shooting Ant & Dec
May 25, 2017
Harry Borden looks back on his experiences of photographing the ever-popular TV entertainers
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Radiohead
April 23, 2017
Harry Borden takes a look back at two very different shoots with one of the world’s biggest bands, Radiohead
Photo insight with Michael Topham: Photographing a boyhood dream
March 30, 2017
It's not every day you're asked to photograph someone's boyhood dream of flying a Spitfire. Michael Topham recounts the story
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Bill Nighy
March 13, 2017
Harry Borden looks back on a portrait shoot with Bill Nighy - a stylish man with an eye for detail
Photo Insight with Marco Gargiulo: The Seahorse
March 10, 2017
Underwater photographer Marco Gargiulo discusses his incredible shot of a seahorse taken at Santa Caterina Beach in Naples
Photo Insight with Jeremy Walker: Icebergs of Jökulsárlón
March 7, 2017
A look back at the virtues and perils of shooting in the ever-shifting alien landscape of Jökulsárlón glacial lake in Iceland
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Rosamund Pike
February 16, 2017
Working instinctively during a portrait shoot is often better than trying to create images to fit pre-set ideas, says Harry Borden
Photo insight with Guy Edwardes: Orca and Eider Duck
February 4, 2017
Nature photographer Guy Edwardes tells the story behind his image of a killer whale pursuing its prey in the waters of the Shetland Islands
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Mary Nightingale
December 10, 2016
Portrait photographer Harry Borden tells the story behind his shoot with the popular television newscaster
Photo Insight with Harry Borden: Sir Paul McCartney
December 3, 2016
Harry Borden looks back on a memorable shoot with the iconic solo musician and former Beatle, and recalls how he nearly turned the job down
Photo Insight with David Tipling: Bird box
November 12, 2016
Bird photographer David Tipling describes the process behind his accomplished shot of a family of birds nesting in a bird box